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They have too much data.#Contents Footnotes Every now and then I come across something that reminds me just how much data Meta has on us. A friend pointed me to this option in Meta Accounts Center called “Activity from other businesses”,...
The last couple of weeks have been hectic, but afforded me a few good opportunities to listen. There’s nothing like long flights, restless jet lagged afternoons, and protracted editing sessions to free up time to listen to music. I’ll...
Pagecord originated in AWS London simply because I had a grand’s worth of free credits. Once they'd been gobbled up, I moved it over to Hetzner where I got better value and I didn't have to rely on the big tech leviathan. I’ve been...
Pupdate The start of the month saw the raspberries coming out on the bushes in our garden, so Milo (in particular) got busy harvesting what he could reach (and barking at any birds that dared to come nearby). Miniature Dachshund Milo...
Day Two in Nagoya. A wild boar is on the loose, attacking salarymen. However, no new kyujo to report. In Makushita, Asahifuji defeated Kaiseijo with a kotenage, video below courtesy of Abema’s Twitter feed. Calm and collected. His...
Thus far these past few weeks (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), we have surveyed the first 11 additions in Adam Smith’s pamphlet Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam...
For the past week, I think I have watched more Tony Kanaan interviews on You Tube than I have in the past fifteen years or so. He was a guest on Hinch and Rossi’s podcast. There was almost an hour long interview with Marshall Pruett; and...
We’ve got yet another season of anime to talk about! I fell a bit behind this time (I feel like that’s been a trend lately), partly because I’ve been busy, but mostly because I wasn’t in the mood for anime at the start of the season. I...
In this Monday Pressing Concerns, we’re looking at new albums from Hurry and William Matheny as well as new EPs from TIFFY and Twin Bloom. This also would’ve more or less been last Thursday’s Pressing Concerns if I’d been able to post a...
Every time I pick up my Konica Auto S2, a 35mm fixed-lens rangefinder camera, I’m amused I kept it. That’s because I let go a Canonet QL17 GIII, a camera with cult status. And a Yashica Lynx 14E with a jaw-droppingly good f/1.4 lens. And...
When teaching new songs, especially those with foreign lyrics, I often end up teaching using only the words of the first verse. But when it comes to the other verses, things get a bit wobbly! Why is that, and what can we do to stop it?...
Literary agent and Print Run podcaster extraordinaire Laura Zats is on to talk about a novel that is the most urban fantasy you can imagine, and yet seems to run towards different traditions and ideas the closer you examine it—Robin...
Beer Insider is pleased to bring you the latest Desert Island Pubs column, supported by Sunrise Beverages. So settle in and enjoy reading the stories behind the selection of pubs from… Martin Harley, founder, London Village Inns 1....
I'm envisioning a project, which shall support me in the mission to see more of my friends. The issue is that currently, in order to meet my friends, I have to coordinate with them a time and place, often weeks in advance. We are all...